StorageTek 6 manual How to Use This Guide

•Chapter 4, “Utility Functions” describes control statement conventions for the utilities and presents an overview description, syntax, JCL requirements, JCL examples and a description of output for each utility. Example reports are shown for those utilities producing activity-type reports.

•Chapter 5, “Problem Determination, Diagnostics, and Recovery” provides overall diagnostic capabilities supported by the Host Software Component including tracing, dumps, and logging failures.

•Chapter 6, “Performance Considerations” contains details on utilities and other features that are available for use in refining overall library performance. Utility syntax and parameter descriptions are included.

•Appendix A, “Macros, Control Statements, Utilities, and Commands Syntax Reference” is a reference section containing: syntax conventions, LIBGEN macros, parameter library (PARMLIB) control statements, utilities, and operator commands.

•Appendix B, “CP Commands and DIAGNOSE Codes” lists all CP commands and DIAGNOSE codes that may be issued by the VM HSC.

•Appendix C, “Record Formats” contains record layouts for control data set records, SMF records, and LOGREC records.

•Appendix D, “Logging ACS Robotics Motion” contains information about logging library robot motions. Included is the type of information that can be logged, how information is logged, and LMU response codes.

•Appendix E, “Remote-linked Libraries” presents typical remote-linked library configurations, programming considerations, and operational considerations.

•Appendix F, “Batch Application Program Interface (API)” explains how to retrieve CDS library element information in batch mode.

A glossary and index are also included.

How to Use This Guide

This guide may be read entirely; however, it is more important that you familiarize yourself with the overall organization and location of various information for reference purposes.

Chapters 1 and 2 provide general overview information that is useful to anyone associated with the Automated Cartridge System and the HSC software. It is recommended by StorageTek that these two chapters be read and understood.

Most of the information in this guide is of primary interest to the system programmer and computer system administrator. The HSC Installation Guide is used when installing the HSC and may be referred to later. The remainder of the guide contains reference information that you will refer to as needed.

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